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# Timeline for Home Building Process

By [Nalanda Robson (@nalandar)](https://listium.com/@nalandar)

912 views · 2 likes · 0 followers  
Published 13 July 2017 · Updated 13 July 2017

Category: home & garden / remodeling & construction

A week by week progression of what to expect in a build for architects

## Items

### 1. [How many square feet do we want/need?](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/0/how-many-square-feet-do-we-wantneed)

Item ID: `0`

- Stages: Prior to build
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 3 - 5
- Complete: false

### 2. [Should the master bedroom face east or west?](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/1/should-the-master-bedroom-face-east-or-west)

Item ID: `1`

- Stages: Prior to build
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 3 - 5
- Complete: false

### 3. [Do we want all bedrooms on the second floor?](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/2/do-we-want-all-bedrooms-on-the-second-floor)

Item ID: `2`

- Stages: Prior to build
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 3 - 5
- Complete: false

### 4. [Footings formed and foundation poured](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/3/footings-formed-and-foundation-poured)

Item ID: `3`

- Stages: Foundation
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Slab"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Crawl space"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Basement"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 5 - 11
- Complete: false

### 5. [Floor area fitted with utilities](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/5/floor-area-fitted-with-utilities)

Item ID: `5`

- Stages: Foundation
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Plumbing drains"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Electrical chases"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 5 - 11
- Complete: false

### 6. [Inspection 1](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/4/inspection-1)

Item ID: `4`

- Stages: Foundation
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 5 - 11
- Complete: false

### 7. [Shell/Skeleton completed (Floor system, walls and roof system)](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/6/shellskeleton-completed-floor-system-walls-and-roof-system)

Item ID: `6`

- Stages: Framing Phase
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 5 - 11
- Complete: false

### 8. [Plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) sheating applied](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/7/plywood-or-oriented-strand-board-osb-sheating-applied)

Item ID: `7`

- Stages: Framing Phase
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 9. [Sheathing covered with cover/house wrap](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/8/sheathing-covered-with-coverhouse-wrap)

Item ID: `8`

- Stages: Framing Phase
- Checklist: -
- Notes:
  > To prevent liquid water from infiltrating the structure. 
  > 
  > Reduce likelihood of mold and wood rot
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 10. [Pipes and wires](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/9/pipes-and-wires)

Item ID: `9`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 11. [Water supply lines](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/10/water-supply-lines)

Item ID: `10`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 12. [Shower units and Bathtubs](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/11/shower-units-and-bathtubs)

Item ID: `11`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 13. [Sewer lines and vents](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/12/sewer-lines-and-vents)

Item ID: `12`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 14. [Duckwork for HVAC\* system](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/13/duckwork-for-hvac-system)

Item ID: `13`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 12 - 15
- Complete: false

### 15. [HVAC\* vent pipes installed](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/14/hvac-vent-pipes-installed)

Item ID: `14`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 12 - 15
- Complete: false

### 16. [Electrician installs receptacles](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/16/electrician-installs-receptacles)

Item ID: `16`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "lights"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "switches"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "runs wires from breaker panel to each receptacle"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 12 - 15
- Complete: false

### 17. [Wiring for cable TV / music systems / telephones](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/17/wiring-for-cable-tv--music-systems--telephones)

Item ID: `17`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 12 - 15
- Complete: false

### 18. [Inspection #2](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/15/inspection-2)

Item ID: `15`

- Stages: Rough Plumbing and Electrical
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 19. [Insulation thermal performance/R-value test for heat transfer](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/18/insulation-thermal-performancer-value-test-for-heat-transfer)

Item ID: `18`

- Stages: Install Insulation
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Fiberglass"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Cellulose"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Foam mineral wool"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Concrete blocks"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 20. [Kraft paper or foil-kraft paper attachment to vapor barrier](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/19/kraft-paper-or-foil-kraft-paper-attachment-to-vapor-barrier)

Item ID: `19`

- Stages: Install Insulation
- Checklist: -
- Notes: Manufacturers often attach a facing such as kraft paper or foil-kraft paper to act as a vapor barrier and/or air barrier. In areas where the insulation will be left exposed, such as basement walls, the batts sometimes have a special flame-resistant facing.
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 21. [Drywall hung and taped](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/20/drywall-hung-and-taped)

Item ID: `20`

- Stages: Complete drywall / interior textures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 22. [Drywall texturing (if applicable) is completed](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/21/drywall-texturing-if-applicable-is-completed)

Item ID: `21`

- Stages: Complete drywall / interior textures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 23. [Primer coat of paint applied after taping complete](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/22/primer-coat-of-paint-applied-after-taping-complete)

Item ID: `22`

- Stages: Complete drywall / interior textures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 24. [Installing exterior finishes](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/23/installing-exterior-finishes)

Item ID: `23`

- Stages: Complete drywall / interior textures
- Checklist:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Brick"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Stucco"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Stone"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Siding"
    }
  ]
  ```
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 25. [Install exterior driveways](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/24/install-exterior-driveways)

Item ID: `24`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 26. [Install exterior walkways](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/25/install-exterior-walkways)

Item ID: `25`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 27. [Install interior door](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/26/install-interior-door)

Item ID: `26`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 28. [Install doors](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/27/install-doors)

Item ID: `27`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 29. [Install baseboards](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/28/install-baseboards)

Item ID: `28`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 30. [Install door castings](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/29/install-door-castings)

Item ID: `29`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 31. [Install window sills](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/30/install-window-sills)

Item ID: `30`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 32. [Install moldings](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/31/install-moldings)

Item ID: `31`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 33. [Install stair balusters](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/32/install-stair-balusters)

Item ID: `32`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 15 - 17
- Complete: false

### 34. [Install decorative trim](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/33/install-decorative-trim)

Item ID: `33`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 35. [Install cabinets](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/34/install-cabinets)

Item ID: `34`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 36. [Install vanities](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/35/install-vanities)

Item ID: `35`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 37. [Install fireplace mantles](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/36/install-fireplace-mantles)

Item ID: `36`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 38. [Install surrounds](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/37/install-surrounds)

Item ID: `37`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 39. [Walls gets a finish coat of paint](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/38/walls-gets-a-finish-coat-of-paint)

Item ID: `38`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 40. [Wallpapers applied](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/39/wallpapers-applied)

Item ID: `39`

- Stages: Finish Interior trim
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 41. [Exterior driveways formed](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/40/exterior-driveways-formed)

Item ID: `40`

- Stages: Exterior driveways and walkways
- Checklist: -
- Notes: Many builders prefer to wait until the end of the project before pouring the driveway because heavy equipment (such as a drywall delivery truck) can damage concrete. But some builders pour the driveway as soon as the foundation is completed so that when homeowners visit the construction site, they won’t get their shoes muddy.
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 42. [Walkways and patio formed](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/41/walkways-and-patio-formed)

Item ID: `41`

- Stages: Exterior driveways and walkways
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 43. [Install ceramic tile](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/42/install-ceramic-tile)

Item ID: `42`

- Stages: Hard Surface Flooring and Countertops
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 44. [Install wood flooring](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/43/install-wood-flooring)

Item ID: `43`

- Stages: Hard Surface Flooring and Countertops
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 45. [Install vinyl](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/44/install-vinyl)

Item ID: `44`

- Stages: Hard Surface Flooring and Countertops
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 46. [Install countertops](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/45/install-countertops)

Item ID: `45`

- Stages: Hard Surface Flooring and Countertops
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 47. [Ensure proper drainage away from home](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/46/ensure-proper-drainage-away-from-home)

Item ID: `46`

- Stages: Complete Exterior Grading
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 48. [Prepare the yard for landscaping](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/47/prepare-the-yard-for-landscaping)

Item ID: `47`

- Stages: Complete Exterior Grading
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 49. [Complete light fixtures](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/48/complete-light-fixtures)

Item ID: `48`

- Stages: Finish Mechanical Trims
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 50. [Install outlets](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/49/install-outlets)

Item ID: `49`

- Stages: Finish Mechanical Trims
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 51. [Install switches](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/50/install-switches)

Item ID: `50`

- Stages: Finish Mechanical Trims
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 52. [Install HVAC equipment](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/51/install-hvac-equipment)

Item ID: `51`

- Stages: Install Bathroom Fixtures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 53. [Installed electrical panel](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/52/installed-electrical-panel)

Item ID: `52`

- Stages: Install Bathroom Fixtures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 54. [Install sinks](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/53/install-sinks)

Item ID: `53`

- Stages: Install Bathroom Fixtures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 55. [Install toilets](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/54/install-toilets)

Item ID: `54`

- Stages: Install Bathroom Fixtures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 56. [Install faucets](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/55/install-faucets)

Item ID: `55`

- Stages: Install Bathroom Fixtures
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 57. [Install mirrors](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/56/install-mirrors)

Item ID: `56`

- Stages: Other installations
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 58. [Install shower doors](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/57/install-shower-doors)

Item ID: `57`

- Stages: Other installations
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 59. [Install carpeting](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/58/install-carpeting)

Item ID: `58`

- Stages: Other installations
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 60. [Install and final cleanup](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/59/install-and-final-cleanup)

Item ID: `59`

- Stages: Other installations
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: Week 18 - 19
- Complete: false

### 61. [Complete trees](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/60/complete-trees)

Item ID: `60`

- Stages: Finish landscaping
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 62. [Complete shrubs](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/61/complete-shrubs)

Item ID: `61`

- Stages: Finish landscaping
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 63. [Complete grass](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/62/complete-grass)

Item ID: `62`

- Stages: Finish landscaping
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false

### 64. [Complete exterior landscaping](https://listium.com/@nalandar/18294/timeline-for-home-building-process/63/complete-exterior-landscaping)

Item ID: `63`

- Stages: Finish landscaping
- Checklist: -
- Notes: -
- Weeks: -
- Complete: false